GRANTHAM, Pennsylvania (CNN) – Sen. Hillary Clinton won the coin toss conducted by the organizers of Sunday night’s Compassion Forum. The New York senator elected to go first at the forum and will be followed by Sen. Barack Obama.

Clinton and Obama will field questions in back-to-back interviews conducted by CNN’s Campbell Brown, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and prominent members from the faith community who will be in the audience. The Democratic presidential rivals are expected to address topics that include religious faith, poverty, human rights, and the worldwide AIDS crisis.

Programming note: CNN will broadcast the Compassion Forum exclusively and live beginning at 8 p.m. E.T. on Sunday night.